NHS 'could save your life' warning to 1.3m people over virus The NHS is urging more than a million people to come forward for an important vaccine with health bosses warning the virus is “not just a winter illness”.
Dr Conall Watson, consultant epidemiologist at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), added: “RSV can be severe in older people, causing serious lung infections like pneumonia and flare-ups of existing conditions.
Around 1.3 million people in England are still yet to have their jab against the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which can lead to pneumonia in severe cases.
We see cases increase in winter but it can occur all year round and can make older people seriously ill, so it is vital everyone eligible gets vaccinated – which is why we are now working hard to reach anyone who hasn’t yet been jabbed and urging them to book an appointment.
Invites will be sent this week by the health service to people not yet vaccinated against RSV who are aged 75 to 79 or turned 80 after September 1, 2024.
